Access to Medicines responds to IPHA’s concerns that Irish patients aren’t getting access to medicines quickly enough. We agree!

The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) wrote an article about how “Irish patients are not getting access to medicines quickly enough”.

We agree, they aren’t. But this is due to monopolies, high drug prices and failing to meet cost effectiveness criteria. Read our response here:

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/access-to-medicines-1.3626930%3Fmode%3Damp …

IPHA original article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/irish-patients-denied-access-to-drugs-made-in-ireland-1.3623529